For femtosecond pulse interactions in precision nanoscale material processing
femtosecond lasers
nanoscale fabrication
precision engineering
ultrafast optics
material science
Using waste-heat thermoelectrics for industrial-scale energy recovery systems
waste-heat recovery
thermoelectrics
industrial energy efficiency
renewable energy
modular systems
Engineering plastic-eating enzymes for high-efficiency degradation of polyethylene terephthalate
PETase
bioremediation
enzyme engineering
plastic waste
circular economy
Via computational lithography optimizations for next-generation semiconductor patterning
inverse lithography
photomask correction
semiconductor scaling
edge placement error
deep learning
Cold spray additive manufacturing for in-space repair of satellite components
cold spray additive manufacturing
satellite repair
in-space fabrication
orbital maintenance
solvent-free processing
At petapascal pressure regimes: probing exotic matter states in diamond anvil experiments
high-pressure physics
diamond anvil cell
exotic matter
phase transitions
petapascal
Harvesting energy from atmospheric humidity using graphene-based metamaterials
graphene metamaterials
atmospheric energy harvesting
humidity power
renewable energy
material innovation
Using nanoscale mixing to enhance catalytic efficiency in heterogeneous reactions
nanoscale mixing
heterogeneous catalysis
fluid dynamics
reaction efficiency
nanoparticle synthesis
Through back-end-of-line thermal management in 3D-stacked neuromorphic chips
thermal vias
3D ICs
neuromorphic computing
heat sinks
spiking neural networks
Designing 10,000-year stable encapsulation materials for nuclear waste storage
nuclear waste
material stability
long-term storage
ceramics
corrosion
Improving perovskite-silicon tandem cell efficiency through 2D material interfacial layers
perovskite-silicon tandem
2D materials
solar efficiency
heterostructures
photovoltaics
Evaluating nuclear thermal propulsion for deep-space missions with 15-year ROI horizons
nuclear propulsion
space exploration
ROI analysis
deep-space missions
thermal efficiency